Curriculum Vitae

WILLIAM M. MURRAY

 Mary and Gus Stathis Endowed Assoc. Prof. of Greek History

Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies, University of South Florida

 4202 E Fowler Ave., SOC 107,  Tampa, FL 33620-8100

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EDUCATION

1970-74: B.A. (with highest distinction, ΦBK) in History, The Pennsylvania State University.

1973: Summer Session II, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece.

1978-80: Regular Member and Vanderpool Fellow, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece.

1974-82: Ph.D. in Ancient History, University of Pennsylvania (Doctoral Dissertation: TheCoastal Sites of Western Akarnania: A Topographical-Historical Survey; Readers: A.J.Graham, N.G.L. Hammond, J.D. Muhly).

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TEACHING/RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS

Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania: 1977, 1981-82.

Assistant Professor, University of South Florida: 1982-86.

Gertrude Smith Professor (Director of Summer Session), American School of Classical Studies at Athens: 1986.

Associate Professor, University of South Florida: 1987-present.

Whitehead Visiting Professor, American School of Classical Studies at Athens: 1995-96.

Maurice Hatter Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Haifa: 1997 (summer).

Mary and Gus Stathis Endowed Assoc. Professor of Greek History: 2000 to present.

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AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Greek History and Archaeology, Ancient Greek and Roman Naval History, Ancient Seafaring.

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PUBLICATIONS: Monographs and Major Works

1. Octavian's Campsite Memorial for the Actian War, Vol. 79, part 4 of Transactions ofthe American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia 1989).

2. Epirus and Acarnania = Map 54 in R.J.A. Talbert, ed., Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. (Princeton Univ. Press), forthcoming.

Articles, Chapters

3. "The Coastal Sites of Western Akarnania: A Topographical-Historical Survey," in Archaeological Survey in the Mediterranean Area, D.R. Keller and D.W. Rupp, eds., Vol. 155 of British Archaeological Reports, International Series (1983) 219-22.

4. "The Ancient Dam of the Mytikas Valley," American Journal of Archaeology 88 (1984)195-203.

5. "The Ancient Harbour of Palairos," in Harbour Archaeology, A. Raban, ed., Vol. 257 of British Archaeological Reports, International Series (1985) 67-80.

6. "The Location of Nasos and its Place in History," Hesperia 54 (1985) 97-108.

7. "The Weight of Trireme Rams and the Price of Bronze in Fourth-Century Athens," Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies 26 (1985) 141-50.

8. "Do Modern Winds Equal Ancient Winds?," Mediterranean Historical Review 2 (1987),139-67.

9. "The Ancient Harbour Mole at Leukas, Greece," in Archaeology and Coastal Changes,Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Harbours, Port Cities and Coastal Topography, Haifa, Israel, Sept. 22-29, 1986, A. Raban, ed., Vol. 404 of British Archaeological Reports, International Series (1988) 101-18.

10. "The Spoils of Actium," Archaeology 41.5 (1988) 28-35.

11. "The Provenience and Date: The Evidence of the Symbols," in The Athlit Ram, L. Cassonand J.R. Steffy, eds. (College Station, TX, 1991) 51-66.

12. "The Classification of the Athlit Ship: A Preliminary Report," in The Athlit Ram, L. Casson and J.R. Steffy, eds. (College Station, TX, 1991) 72-75.

13. "Die Alte Sperre von Alyzeia (Akarnania, Griechenland)," in Historische Talsperren, Vol.2, G. Garbrecht, ed. (Stuttgart, 1991) 45-63.

14. "Le trophée naval de la victoire d'Actium," in Marine Antique, No. 183 of Les Dossiers d'Archéologie (Juin 1993) 66-73.

15. "Een nieuwe kijk op de Slag bij Actium" (A New Perspective on the Battle of Actium),in Lampas, ed. F. Meijer, Vol. 26.3 (1993) 206-23.

16. "Ancient sailing winds in the eastern Mediterranean: the case for Cyprus," Proceedings of the International Symposium "Cyprus and the Sea," 1993, V. Karageorghis and D. Michaelides, eds. (Nicosia, 1995) 33-44.

17. "Polyremes from the Battle of Actium: Some Construction Details," Tropis IV, Proceedingsof the 4th International Symposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, 1991, H. Tzalas, ed.(Athens, 1996) 335-50.

18. "Polyereis and the Role of the Ram in Hellenistic Naval Warfare," Tropis V, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, 1993, H. Tzalas, ed. (Athens, 1999) 299-308.

19. "Observations on the 'Isis' Fresco at Nymphaion," Tropis VII, Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, 1999, H. Tzalas, ed., forthcoming.

20. "Reconsidering the Battle of Actium: The Results of the 1993 Underwater Survey off Actium,"Proceedings of the  Eleventh Naval History Symposium, United States Naval Academy (October 21 - 23, 1993), forthcoming.

Dictionary Entries in Major Publications (Oxford, British Museum)

21. Contributor to S. Hornblower and A. Spawforth, eds., The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd ed. (Oxford, 1996). [entries: 1) Actium, 2) Acarnan, 3) Acarnania, 4) Achelous, 5) Nicopolis, 6) Acheron, 7) Ephyra / Nekyomanteion, 8) Oeniadae, 9) Pleuron, 10) Aetolous, 11) Anticyra, 12) Amphissa, 13) Naupactus, 14) Ionian Sea, 15) Adriatic Sea, 16) Ithaca, 17) Aetolia, 18) Cassope, 19) Callipolis, 20) Cephallenia, 21) Zacynthus, 22) Corcyra]

21a. Encyclopedia entry: "Nicopolis" included in The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization (Oxford, 1998).

22. Contributor to J.P. Delgado, ed., Encyclopedia of Underwater and Maritime Archaeology (British Museum Press: London, 1997). [entries: 1) Athlit Ram, 2) Actian Naval Monument]

Review Articles

23. "The evolution of a public image: Actium and Augustus," in Journal of Roman Archaeology (1997) 372-76.

24. "The development and design of Greek and Roman Warships (399-30 BC)" in Journal of Roman Archaeology 14 (1999) 520-25.

Book Reviews

25. Review of J. Morrison, ed., Age of the Galley (London, 1995) in International Journal of Nautical Archaeology (March, 1996).

26. Review of J. Morrison, Greek and Roman Oared Warships 399-30 BC in International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 27.1 (1998) 81-83.

27. Review of P.B. Kern's Ancient Siege Warfare (Indiana, 1999) in the Journal of Military History 64.2 (2000) 515-16.

Archaeological Reports

28. "Πρόγραμμα Ακτίου," Αρξαιολογικόν Δελτίον, Χρονικά Β'1, Vol. 48 (1993; publ. 1998) 314-16.

[= "Actium Project," Archaiologikon Deltion, Chronika B'1, Vol. 48 (1993; publ. 1998) 314-16.]

29. "Actium Project," in Archaeological Reports for 1994-95 (Athens, 1995) 32.

30. "Actium Project," in Archaeological Reports for 1997-98 (Athens, 1998) 66-68.

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MAJOR PAPERS and INVITED LECTURES

1. "Oiniadai's Harbor Fortress, Polybius 4.65, and a New Survey," Archaeological Institute of America, New Orleans, Dec. 1980.

2. "An Ancient Dam in Akarnania," Archaeological Institute of America, San Francisco,Dec. 1981.

3. "Modern Winds from Ancient Texts," American Philological Association, San Francisco, Dec. 1981.

4. "The Relative Rise in Sea Level Along Akarnania's Western Coast Since Antiquity," Archaeological Institute of America, Philadelphia, Dec. 1982.

5. "The Extraordinary Sale of Trireme Rams in 325/24 B.C.," American Philological Association, Toronto, Dec. 1984.

6. "The Ship-Type of the Athlit Ram," Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Minneapolis, April 1985.

7. "The Symbols on the Athlit Ram," Archaeological Institute of America, Washington, D.C., Dec. 1985.

8. "The Ancient Harbor of Leukas," 1st International Symposium on Harbours, Port Citiesand Coastal Topography, Haifa, Israel, September 1986.

9. "Octavian's War Memorial at Nikopolis," Archaeological Institute of America, San Antonio, TX, Dec. 1986.

10. "Architectural Propaganda: Octavian's Memorial for the Battle of Actium," Southern Conference on Classical and Mediterranean Archaeology, Florida State University, March, 1987.

11. "Lord of the Prows, Augustus and the Rostra of the Roman Forum," Southern Conference on Class. and Mediterranean Archaeology, Emory University, April, 1988; and Archaeological Institute of America, Baltimore, Jan. 1989.

12. "Ancient Warships from the Battle of Actium," Conference on Underwater Archaeology, Broward County Archaeological Society, Ft. Lauderdale, Oct. 1989.

13. "Augustus and the Historical Tradition of the Battle of Actium," American PhilologicalAssociation, Boston, Dec. 1989.

14. "Topography and History: Thuc. 3.7, the Location of Nerikos and the Death of Phormio's son," Archaeological Institute of America, San Francisco, Dec. 1990.

15. Commentator, "Three Decades of Underwater Research at Caesarea Maritima," American Schools of Oriental Research, New Orleans, Nov. 1990.

16. "Antony's Polyremes at Actium: Some Construction Details," Fourth International Symposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, Athens (Greece), August 28 - September 1, 1991.

17. "New Evidence for the Battle of Actium," American Philological Association, New Orleans, Dec. 1992.

18. "Polyereis and the Role of the Ram in Hellenistic Naval Warfare," Fifth InternationalSymposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, Nauplia (Greece), August 26 - 29, 1993.

19. "Ancient sailing winds in the eastern Mediterranean: the case for Cyprus," InternationalSymposium "Cyprus and the Sea," Nicosia (Cyprus), September 27 - 30, 1993.

20. "Reconsidering the Battle of Actium: The Results of the 1993 Underwater Survey off Actium," Eleventh Naval History Symposium, United States Naval Academy, October 21 - 23, 1993.

21. "The Actium Project: A Search for Remains from the Battle of Actium," Archaeological Institute of America, Washington, DC, Dec. 1993.

22. "In Search of an Ancient Naval Battle: Theory and Method," Res Maritimae 1994: Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean (The 2nd International Symposium--"Cities on the Sea"), Nicosia (Cyprus), October 18-22, 1994.

23. "Evidence for Reconstructing the Battle of Actium: A Progress Report," American School of Classical Studies at Athens, January 1996.

24. "Video and Digital Enhancement as a Study Aid for Archaeologists, Art Historians, Epigraphers, and Ancient Historians," American School of Classical Studies at Athens, February, 1996.

25. "The Use of Catapults in Hellenistic Naval Warfare," 6th International Symposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, Lamia (Greece), August 1996.

26. "Catapults and the Evolution of Hellenistic Naval Power," Hellenic Association of Ancient Technology (EMAET), National Polytyechneion University (Athens, Greece), October 1996.

27. "The Leontophoros of Lysimachos," American Philological Association, New York, December, 1996.

28. "Promoting Hellenism at the Local Level: A Blueprint for Action," Educational Forum of the American Foundation of Greek Language and Culture, Tampa March 1997.

29. "Observations on the 'ISIS Fresco' at Nymphaion," 7th International Symposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, Pylos (Greece), August 2000.

30. "Greek and Roman Naval Power," Naval War College, Newport Rhode Island, March, 2000.

PAPERS DELIVERED AT VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES (since 1996)

1996

"In Search of the Battle of Actium" delivered to the South Florida Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, Broward Community College, November 1996.

1997

"The Search for the Battle of Actium," University of Oklahoma (2/24/97)

"The Athlit Ram: Important New Evidence for the Reality of Ancient Sea Battles," Institute for Nautical Archaeology, Texas A&M University (2/25/97)

"The Role of Naval Power in the Hellenistic Period," College of the Holy Cross (3/11/97).

"Cameras, Robots & Romans: The Latest Underwater Discoveries from the Battle of Actium," College of the Holy Cross (12/6/97).

1998

"It's Greek to Me: Or Is It?" Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning (1/28/98).

"Hellenism and 'Classical Civilizations' at USF," Educational Forum of the American Foundation of Greek Language and Culture, Tampa (3/6/98).

"The Search for the Battle of Actium," Miami University (4/10/98), University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (4/11/98), Creighton University, Omaha, NE (4/12/98).

1999

"Put Yourselves in their Sandals: Athens, Delphi, and the Audience of the First Performance," University of South Florida (11/8/99). Presented before a USF Theater Production of Euripides' Ion.

Organizer of Panel for the Annual Educational Forum of the AFGLC titled "ICHS Programs and Plans." (3/5/99).

"Starting an ICHS at USF: Working from our Strengths," Fourth Annual Educational Forum of the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture, Tampa (3/5/99).

"High Tech and High Stakes: Naval Power in the Hellenistic Age," Annual Meeting of CAMWS and the Cleveland Archaeological Society, Case Western Reserve University (4/14/99).

2000

Organizer of Panel for the Annual Educational Forum of the AFGLC titled "The Opening of the ICHS at USF: Existing and Developing Program." (3/10/00).

"Beginning the Building Process: The Year in Review," Fifth Annual Educational Forum of the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture, Tampa (3/10/00).

"In Search of the Battle of Actium," Univ. of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (4/2/00); Univ. of Iowa (4/3/00); Univ. of Michigan (4/400).

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HONORS, AWARDS, GRANTS

Undergraduate and Graduate: ΦΚΦ (Arts and Sciences), ΦΑΘ (History Honorary), R.E. Dengler Memorial Award (Penn State Classics Award), ΦΒΚ, Ashton Fellowship (Univ. of Penna.), Eugene Vanderpool Fellowship (ASCSA).

Professional: NEH Summer Stipend (1983, 1995); ACLS Grant-in-Aid (1983); Arch. Inst. of Amer. Olivia James Traveling Fellowship, 1983-84; Amer. Philosoph. Soc. Grant, 1986, 1991 (returned), 1993; Kress Fnd. Grant, 1991 (returned).

University of South Florida:

Research and Creative Scholarship Grants, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1999.

Research and Development Grants, 1984, 1985, 1990.

Foreign Travel, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1999.

Publication Expense, 1987.

DSR and CAS Support of The Actium Project, 1992/93, 1994, 1997.

USF Teaching Awards:

Distinguished Teaching Award, 1990.

Teaching Incentive Award, 1994.

Archaeological Institute of America, Long Island Society: Fieldwork Grant, 1994.

Phi Kappa Phi (USF Chapter) Scholar-Artist Award, 1995.

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Field Projects:

Area Supervisor, Caesarea Anc. Harbor Exc. Proj., 1983 (staff member, 1980).

Director, Akarnania Coastal Survey Project, University of South Florida, 1983.

Director, Rostrate Wall Survey Project (at Nikopolis), 1986.

Co-Director, East Lokris Survey Project (with Prof. John E. Coleman of Cornell University), 1988, 1989.

American Director, The Actium Project (with Dr. Elpida Hadjidaki and Mr. D. Kazianis, Greek Ministry of Culture, Department of Marine Antiquities) 1993, 1994.

Director, The Actium Project, 1997.

Project Historian, Tektaş Burnu Shipwreck Excavation (George F. Bass, Director, Institute of Nautical Archaeology) 1999, 2000.

Committees and Consulting:

Historical and Archaeological Consultant to the Tampa Museum for the exhibition"Styles and Lifestyles of the Ancient World: Art and Daily Life in Egypt, Greece and Rome," 1983.

Member, Acquisitions Committee (sub-committee for antiquities), The TampaMuseum of Art, 1984 - 1986.

Tampa Representative of the National Maritime Museum, Haifa, Israel, for the Exhibit "Crossroads of the Ancient World--Israel's Archaeological Heritage," 1986.

Member of the Managing Committee, The American School of Classical Studiesat Athens, 1984 - present.

Member, Committee on the Summer Sessions, American School of ClassicalStudies at Athens, 1988 - 1992.

Member, Executive Committee, American Schoiol of Classical Studies at Athens,1995 - 99.

Chair of the Underwater Archaeology Committee (1993-99; member, 1990-92),Archaeological Institute of America.

Offices, Lectureships:

Secretary Treasurer, Alumni Association of the American School of ClassicalStudies at Athens and Member (ex officio) of Alumni Council, 1988 - 1991.

President and Founder, Tampa Bay Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1987 - present.

National Traveling Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America, 1989 -  2000.

McCann-Taggart Lecturer in Underwater Archaeology, Archaeological Instituteof America, 1994.

Manuscript Referee for American Journal of Archaeology, Journal of Roman Archaeology,International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, West Publishing Company, E.J. Brill, Univ. of Texas Press.

Grant referee for the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Geographic Society and the Guggenheim Foundation.

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Association of Ancient Historians

Archaeological Institute of America

American Philological Association

Society of Ancient Military Historians

Classical Association of the Middle West and South

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UNIVERSITY SERVICE and ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

Library Representative, Department of History, 1983 - 1989.

Faculty Representative, University Space Utilization Committee, 1984 - 1986.

Member, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Council, 1986 - 1988(also member, Committee on Committees, 1986 - 1987; member, Executive Committee, 1987 - 88).

Sponsor for the following speakers through the University Lecture Series:

Robert L. Hohlfelder (1984), N.G.L. Hammond (1986), Joseph Ringel (1986), J.S. Morrison (1987), Ernst-Ludwig Schwandner (1988), Clairy Palyvou (1990). An average of 6 speakers per year have been sponsored since 1987 under the aegis of the Tampa Bay Society of the Archaeological Institute of America.

Sponsor of Prof. John Malakasis, Visiting Scholar in Balkan History from the University of Ioannina, Northern Greece (Spring 1994).

Co-Organizer (with Suzanne P. Murray) of the Third Annual Southern Conference on Mediterranean Archaeology, held at the University of South Florida on March 9-11, 1989 [sponsored by the Department of History, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Sponsored Research, University Lecture Series, Tampa Museum of Art, and Tampa Bay Society of the Archaeological Institute of America].

Member, Executive Council, Department of History, 1990 - 1992, 1994 - 95, 1999-2001.

Member, Classics Evaluation Committee, 1991.

Faculty Advisor, Hellenic Student Association, 1991 - 1994.

Chair, Classical Civilizations Curriculum Committee, 1994, 1998.

Member, Dean's Advisory Council, College of Arts and Sciences, 1996-98.

Member, College Cumputing Committee, 1997 - present.

Graduate Coordinator and Chair of the Graduate Committee, Department of History, 1990 - 2000.

Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Classical Civilizations, 2000 - present.

Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies, University of South Florida, 2000 - present.